Kevin Downing Quoted Regarding New John Doe Summonses in Tax Analysts

"Numerous New John Doe Summonses in the Works"

Tax Analysts

12.11.12Kevin Downing commented on the IRS' efforts to refine and extend its process for identifying unreported offshore bank accounts by drafting new John Doe summonses. Downing said thanks to whistleblower activity that is helping the IRS and Department of Justice find large-scale evasion and patterns of misconduct, taxpayers can continue to expect future bombshell announcements from the government. "In 15 years at the Department of Justice, I've never seen anything like this with the number of people motivated to come in," he said. "It's a real game changer."